British Entomological and Natural History Society

The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading, England.

History
BENHS was founded in 1872 as the South London Entomological and Natural History Society.

Publications
BENHS publishes a quarterly journal, the British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, formerly Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society, and Proceedings and Transactions of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society.

BENHS has published a number of books. Among the most well-known are two illustrated identification guides to British flies:
 * Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk (1983) British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide
 * Stubbs, Alan E. and Martin Drake (2001) British Soldierflies and their allies

Another title published by BENHS was New British Beetles - species not in Joy's practical handbook by Peter J. Hodge and Richard A. Jones, a companion volume to Norman H. Joy's A Practical Handbook of British Beetles.

In 2024 BENHS published A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition) edited by David J.L. Agassiz, Stella D. Beavan & Robert J. Heckford

Affiliated societies
The following groups are affiliated to BENHS:
 * Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society
 * British Arachnological Society
 * British Myriapod and Isopod Group
 * British Plant Gall Society
 * Coleopterists Society of Britain & Ireland
 * Dipterists Forum
 * Earthworm Society of Britain